PETROL PRICE WAR TURNS DIRTY AS DANGOTE ATTACKS NMDPRA BOSS. (PHOTO).
Petrol price war turns dirty as Dangote attacks NMDPRA boss The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Sunday alleged that the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, paid about $5m for the secondary school education of his four children in Switzerland, calling for a full investigation and public explanation. Dangote said Ahmed must appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal to explain to Nigerians how he was allegedly able to raise $5m for his children’s school fees, accusing him of economic sabotage. Dangote: “Mallan Farouk has four of his children whom he educated in Switzerland at a cost of $5 million for their secondary school education alone, not university. “When you look at his income, his income does not match paying this kind of fees. And even if it’s me paying $5m for six years for my four children, the taxman has to look at my taxes and how much I pay.” “From Sokoto, where he comes from, p...
The Federal Government has described as false the information being circulated on the Social Media to the effect that under a purported Ministry of Interior Regulation,all phone calls and Social Media posts made by the citizens are to be monitored and recorded.In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday Monday,the Minister of Information and Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed,described the development as another example of disinformation that has permeated the media space,especially the Social Media.The Minister said the intention of those behind the false news is to give the impression that the Federal Government is working to stifle freedom of speech,which is not the case.''There is no regulation,old or new,from the Ministry of Interior or any federal government agency requiring the recording of all calls or the monitoring of Social Media platforms like WhatsApp,Twitter or Facebook.We are therefore using this medium to inform all Nigerians that what is being circulated in this regard is totally false and should be disregarded.We thank all Nigerians who have reached out to us in an effort to confirm the authenticity or otherwise of this informaion,which is now being widely circulated on the Social Media.This is the best way to ensure that the purveyors of false news do not dominate our media space,'' he said.
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